
Joel Grey
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-04-11 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Joel Grey
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joel Grey (born April 11, 1932) is an American stage and screen actor, singer, and dancer, best known for his role as the Master of Ceremonies in both the stage and film adaptation of the Kander & Ebb musical Cabaret. He has won the Academy Award, Tony Award and Golden Globe Award. He also originated the role of the Wizard in the acclaimed musical Wicked.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
(2023)
Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (voice)
(2021)
tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #4
(2019)
(2019)
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
It Takes a Lunatic
as Self
(2014)
(2013)
(2013)
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
as Narrator
(2008)
(2008)
Choke
as Phil
(2008)
(2007)
Drama, Tanz und Beine
as Narrator
(2003)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret")
(2003)
111 Gramercy Park
as Hornsby
(2002)
(2001)
On the Edge
as Dr. Mensley (segment "Reaching Normal")
(2000)
Dancer in the Dark
as Oldrich Novy
(2000)
The Fantasticks
as Amos Bellamy
(1999)
A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Past
(1997)
(1996)
My Friend Joe
as Simon
(1996)
(1995)
Venus Rising
as Jimmie
(1995)
The Dangerous
as Flea
(1995)
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
as Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz
(1993)
The Music of Chance
as Willy Stone
(1992)
The Player
as Joel Grey
(1992)
Robert Altman's Players
as Self
(1991)
Marilyn and Me
as Johnny Hyde
(1991)
Kafka
as Burgel
(1990)
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
(1988)
Cabaret
as The Emcee
(1987)
(1985)
(1982)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(1982)
The Yeomen of the Guard
as Jack Point
(1980)
Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp
as Self - Host
(1976)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Lowenstein
(1976)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
as The Producer (Nate Salisbury)
(1974)
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
as Joshua Trundle (voice)
(1974)
Man on a Swing
as Franklin Wills
(1973)
(1972)
Cabaret
as Master of Ceremonies
(1972)
Man on a String
as Big Joe Brown
(1972)
(1970)
George M!
as George M. Cohan
(1964)
What a Way to Go!
as Patron (uncredited)
(1961)
Come September
as Beagle
(1957)
(1952)
About Face
as Bender
Crew
(1987)